Should I have played this differently?

[DaveFoldsFive]

Typical 2/4 party table.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, MP3 calls.

River: (6.75 BB) A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: 8.75 BB, between Hero and MP3.</font>

I'm thinking maybe had I 3-bet preflop and check raised the flop or turn, I might have gotten him to fold his unimproved overcards...

[dmk]

doubt it

[Joe Tall]

Yes, 3-betting preflop would give you much better chance of taking this down w/bets on the flop and turn.

Welcome to the forum,
Joe Tall

[dmk]

Oops, I misread that one. I thought you raised pre-flop. This is a definite 3-bet pre-flop. The hand will probably play cleaner when you do this.

[TxSteve]

3 bet preflop